Oral history interview with Sarah T. Hughes, 1979 August 23

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Oral history interview with Sarah T. Hughes, 1979 August 23

1979

Follow-up to the 1969 interview with Judge Sarah T. Hughes concerning her experiences as a former state legislator, state district judge, and a federal district judge. Hughes discusses her expriences and personal views concerning the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, the Dallas County Jail, the constitutionality of abortion, and the desegregation of the Dallas Independent School District.

33 leaves ; 29 cm

eng, Latn

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